An alphabetical 'WORLD': A new version of an old test

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1521-1524

  Leopold, Norman A ^a   Borson, Andrew J ^a  

^a CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031467630     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.6.1521     Document Type: Article

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